Project Brighton

…and advertisers.

Pistach.io is entering beta testing and no surprises they are launching an advertsing pack for influencers of the Flash world.
An influencer, in Pistach.io terms, is someone (with a website!) who is highly respected in their specific field. Perhaps they are conference speakers, authors or are internet famous. They talk about what matters […]

Wired Sussex have been running a successful “agency free” Job board for several years now. They have recently expanded the service to a Projects Board - ideal for companies who need help from freelancers or specialist businesses for a specific fixed term project.
I recently spoke to Erica from The Life Project who needed […]

Hidden treasures like buildings of historic interest, museums, art galleries and the like.
 
Now you can let your mobile phone be your tour guide with Simon Willison’s new application, Wikinear.
 
A mash-up of several other applications (OAuth, Fire Eagle, GeoNames and the new Google Static Maps API), Wikinear utilises your phone’s GPS system to bring you the […]

The publicity for Locomatrix is kicking off.  Project Brighton wrote about them.  As did Times Online and now it is BBC South Today’s turn.  Apparently there is yet more to come!

The Web Mission 08 is a project to take 20 UK technology startups to Silicon Valley. The purpose being to help UK startups explore growth opportunities.
100 companies applied. The judging took several weeks. And the results are now out (well 2 days ago, strictly speaking).
The good news for Brighton is that Kwiqq, a Brighton […]

The BBC created their own Second Life avatars and reported on the recently launched virtual Sussex University campus.
Watch the video clip.

Leonardo Seccia started a LinkedIn Group for Brighton.  The idea being that if you live in our near Brighton then you should join.  It is not IT focused, which is a good thing.  The hope is that as it grows it will become a useful resource to find local experts.
The LinkedIn group search functionality is […]

The web team at Sussex University have created a 3D version of the university with Second Life, replicating the physical features of the real life campus.
Every user (or resident) can make their own character to represent themselves. The team behind the virtual campus see it as a tool that will encourage interaction and collaboration […]

Locomatrix looks like good fun. They have done a grand job in producing a video to explain exactly what it is, but in a nutshell it uses a phone + a GPS system + Locomatrix game(s) to bring games to life. They do this by making you, the player, move about in the […]

Brainstorming names is always difficult. Whether it’s for your children, business or…your band.
Perhaps Delarge (aka Paul Burgess) has now solved the naming problems bands may have. Bandnamr is a site where you can submit ideas (serious or just for fun) for band names. Original entries so far include ‘The Band’ and ‘I […]